Mother Knows Best: 10 reasons why Mom was right

5:27 PM,
May 7, 2013

From left, Becca Boles with her Mom, Betty Topmiller Ward, and her sister, Beth Ward Rood.

Written by

Becca Boles
General Manager of Bella Magazine

So one day you wake up, and you are your mother. Not necessarily a bad thing, just maybe not who you thought you might grow up to be when you were a know-it-all teenager at home. If you are a mom that believes your children aren't listening to you, they are.

They just aren't going to process the information or agree with you for another 15 - 20 years.

Hang in there. Moms get smarter with the age of their children. One day, your advice brings nothing but a sigh and an eye roll. Then, years later, they are calling, texting or Facebooking you for your opinion on how to handle a particular situation. ...